Install Open Media Vault On Usb Stick
OMV can be installed on a Flash drive to boot from it. Step 1: Follow the 'install OMV to a Drive' method and select your USB-Flash-drive as target drive. Step 2: Enable the openmediavault-flashmemory plugin.
This lowers the amount of writes to the USB Flash Drive, making sure you can enjoy it for a long time. Warning when using older OMV versions (before 3.0) You might get a WARNING near the end of the installation: 'Unable to install GRUB to /dev/., This is a fatal error'. This is a known bug in 2.x and is fixed in the upcoming 3.x. If you see this error message, then at this point unplug the OMV Installer USB drive (NOT your target USB drive).
It is no longer needed to complete the install. Now, select and enter. Bobcat s175 serial number location.
You will be present with a list of install steps. Choose 'Install GRUB.' And continue with the remaining install process.
When installing via a USB stick you may run into an error. During the installation you are prompted to select the correct drive to install to (in my case /dev/sdb). Towards the end of the install, setup will attempt to install the bootloader to the installation media, which fails. To fix this issue we need to chroot to the new installation, install the bootloader, then unmount.
Install Open Media Vault On Usb Stick
This is done at the end of the installation, just before rebooting. After the error, continue the installation so it can complete.
When the message appears to restart the computer, press Alt+F2 to switch to a new console. Press enter to activate it.
Type the following commands to mount the new OpenMediaVault installation and chroot to it: mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/ mount -t proc none /mnt/proc mount -o bind /dev /mnt/dev mount -t sysfs sys /mnt/sys chroot /mnt/ /bin/bash. Enter the following command to install the GRUB bootloader.
Open Media Vault On Usb Drive
Be sure to select the correct drive when prompted (in my case it was /dev/sda): dpkg-reconfigure grub-pc. Exit the chroot and unmount: exit umount /mnt/sys umount /mnt/dev umount /mnt/proc umount /mnt. Switch back to the install screen by pressing Alt+F1. Press enter to reboot. Remove the USB stick. OpenMediaVault should now boot!